# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Glacier Construction Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021053818` · 5/10/2021 · AURORA, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
## Employer
- **Name:** Glacier Construction Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 5070 S Robertsdale Way, AURORA, COLORADO, 80016
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A Glacier Construction crew was setting a 36-inch steel pipe in a trench and working to line/plumb the pipe. The bracing on the pipe gave way and an employee was trapped between the pipe and the trench wall. The employee sustained a chest contusion and a liver hematoma and was hospitalized.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*